History of Potato Farming in Nigeria

Feb 21, 2023

Potato farming is a relatively new agricultural practice in Nigeria. It was introduced in the country in the 1960s, during the post-independence era when the government was seeking ways to diversify the country’s agricultural sector. Since then, potato farming has...

Maximise Hidden Potentials in Agriculture, NAMCON Urges Govt.

Jun 13, 2022

To address the scourge of unemployment in the country, the National Agricultural Mechanisation Cooperative of Nigeria (NAMCON) has urged the government to maximise hidden potentials in the agricultural sector. Specifically, the President of NAMCON, Dr Aliyu Waziri,...

GAIN supports 2022 as the Year of Nutrition for Africa

Feb 25, 2022

The African Union and African Heads of State and Governments have designated 2022 as the Year of Nutrition for Africa. We, GAIN’s country leaders in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Mozambique, applaud this initiative simply because while there has been a lot of...

New Coffee Law In Uganda Set To Earn Famers More Income

Oct 27, 2021

Uganda is the second-biggest coffee producer in Africa and 10th in the world. Coffee is said to be the most widely traded tropic agricultural commodity internationally and also the most traded commodity globally after oil. The news of President Museveni’s assent to...